TOWCON is the industry standard contract for ocean towage on a lumpsum basis. In the latest revision, it has undergone a thorough revision to clarify ambiguities and has been restructured to make it easier to use. For example, definitions of Hirer’s and Tugowner’s Groups (SUPPLYTIME-style) have been... Please follow the link to continue reading.
Background Explanatory Notes Structure Clause 1. Owners, Charterers, Vessel Clause 2. Charterers’ Loading Port(s), Cargo Clause 3. Discha... Please follow the link to continue reading.
BIMCO’s widely-used standard barge bareboat charter party was first formulated and published in 1994 and subsequently revised in 2008 and again in 2021. It is part of a suite of offshore and marine services standard documents produced by BIMCO, which includes SUPPLYTIME, TOWCON, TOWHIRE, HEAVYCON, H... Please follow the link to continue reading.
REPAIRCON is the standard contract for use in connection with major ship repairs, in a wet or dry dock, at a shipyard or similar facility. The form was originally issued in 2002. In the light of experience and changes in practice over the intervening period, a Subcommittee, comprising representative... Please follow the link to continue reading.
In 2019, BIMCO decided to develop a time charter party for accommodation support vessels (ASVs) engaged in the offshore oil and gas and renewables sectors. Although the market for ASVs is relatively small the new form, which has been codenamed ASVTIME, will fill an important gap in BIMCO’s suite of ... Please follow the link to continue reading.
Ship conversions are typically "one off" projects, which conceptually rest somewhere on a spectrum between repair and newbuilding. Smaller conversions are typically closer to repairs, whereas larger conversions are closer to newbuildings. CONVERSIONCON has been designed for larger conversions but re... Please follow the link to continue reading.
